document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153373>Question 153373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars travel in opposite directions from the same point. The rate of one car is 10mph less than the rate of the other car. After 8 hours, the cars are 560 miles apart. Find the rate of each car.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #112901 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=112901\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars travel in opposite directions from the same point. The rate of one car is 10mph less than the rate of the other car. After 8 hours, the cars are 560 miles apart. Find the rate of each car.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = rate/speed of one car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-10 = rate/speed of the other car<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x + 8(x-10) = 560<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, we solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x + 8x - 80 = 560<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x - 80 = 560<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x = 640<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 640/16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40 mph (speed of one car)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-10 = 40-10 = 30 mph (speed of other car) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );